People with diabetes and high blood pressure need to take care of their kidneys. According to the July issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing problem in the United States. The most common causes are diabetes and high blood pressure. Kidneys are bean-shaped organs that remove excess fluid and waste material from the blood. Kidney function can easily ...

DENVER, July 5 (UPI) -- People who eat a diet high in fructose may be at increased risk of high blood pressure, U.S. researchers said. Hypertension - High-fructose corn syrup - Health - United States - Fructose

Blood pressure has been rising in the United States for more than 100 years. At the turn of the last century, about 5 percent to 10 percent of American adults were diagnosed with hypertension. Today, the figure is about 30...

ATLANTA, June 25 (UPI) -- U.S. adults consume more than twice the current recommended sodium limit for most Americans, federal health officials said. United States - Salt - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Heart disease - Hypertension

The United States has achieved the Healthy People 2010 objective of adequately controlling blood pressure in 50 percent of Americans with hypertension. That figure represents an improvement from 10 percent in 1980 and 31 percent just 10 years ago. Not all of the news is good, however. The figures were published in a study in the May 26 issue of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical ...